We made it another 50 miles down the ICW. It seems like we are backtracking since most of today was heading west. We scooted past the interior of Cape Fear today. The ocean inlet can cause some serious action in the inlet but didn’t experience any. The weather was gorgeous today, but still cold for my tastes.
The landscape is really interesting along this waterway. The shores are lined with homes, almost all of which have large docks, boatlifts, and some sort of marine toy. We feel like we are on parade when we cruise down some of the narrow channels, much of which is like the Des Moines River with a shoreline like Twin Lakes.
I purchased a couple of items just before leaving Iowa. They were last minute thoughts but they have proved invaluable. One is a handheld VHF radio. I also bought a good pair of binoculars. We use them constantly.
Our trip got temporarily halted today, twice. Once when a massive cruise ship had to pass us on the narrow waterway. You say, how can that be? Colleen should have pictures to prove it on her blog soon. We couldn’t believe the size of this thing. It’s the talk of the town since it’s totally out of place. We tried to pull over for it to pass when I bumped bottom. I was able to pull off pretty easily once it went by. The second stop was a dredging pipe mishap. A dredge pipe that must have been lying along the shoreline floated out across the channel when the tide came in. It stopped all ICW traffic for about 30-minutes.
Tomorrow offers some pretty interesting travels. I guess there’s a section of the waterway that is single file traffic. Too narrow to pass anything semi-large. And if you misjudge the rock banks, the boat will feel it.
I just remembered my childhood phone number from 1963? 576-1822…. Kirk, is that right? I think I hear Loons.
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